Drinking Water Features

  1. Mitigating Water Concerns With A Target-Setting Framework 7/7/2023
    The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) recently launched its new freshwater method, developed in collaboration with sustainability consulting firm Quantis to help companies reduce their impact on water systems and build long-term resilience to climate change.
  2. Managed Aquifer Recharge Key To Water Reclamation 7/7/2023
    With the great need to get water back into circulation to satisfy high demand, managed aquifer recharge (MAR) via decentralized wastewater treatment is proving to be an effective solution.
  3. PFAS In Wastewater: Promising Management And Treatment Strategies 7/7/2023
    A review of emerging PFAS treatment technologies, including case studies, to help operators evaluate options for mitigation.
  4. Water Pros Remain Optimistic Despite Mounting Challenges 7/7/2023

    As they have for each of the last 20 years, AWWA published its State of the Water Industry Report recently, revealing the current concerns of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater professionals. The annual survey typically reveals plenty of year-over-year consistency, but this moment feels different.

  5. Canada Takes First Step To Regulate Toxic 'Forever Chemicals.' But Is It Enough? 6/29/2023

    Canada recently took its first bold step to regulate the production and use of a large group of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a family of environmentally persistent and toxic chemical compounds.

  6. Doing Well By Doing Good: How Corporations Can Help Save Water And The Planet 6/26/2023
    Some companies talk a good game on sustainability, but how many actually walk the walk? Protecting the environment and preserving scarce resources, especially water, is not just sound business; it's imperative to sustain life as we know it.
  7. Supreme Court Rules The U.S. Is Not Required To Ensure Access To Water For The Navajo Nation 6/23/2023

    The Navajo Nation, the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., covers 27,000 square miles in the Southwest — an area larger than 10 states. Today it is home to more than 250,000 people — roughly comparable to the population of St. Petersburg, FL, or Winston-Salem, NC. Unlike those cities, however, 30% of households on the Navajo Reservation lack running water.

  8. Complete PFAS Removal: Are Current Proposals Enough? 6/21/2023
    In this Q&A, a PFAS expert shares his viewpoints on the direction of regulations, as well as what can and should be done to root out so-called "forever chemicals" for good.
  9. Enhanced Attenuation — A Solution For Addressing The Daunting Challenges Of PFAS In Our Groundwater 6/20/2023

    While drinking water providers scramble to upgrade their contaminant removal systems to meet the U.S. EPA's pending new PFAS regulations, leading groundwater remediation scientists propose enhanced attenuation as a solution to prevent further PFAS contamination to drinking water and our public health. These sorption-enhanced attenuation treatments are now being deployed with outstanding results.

  10. Small Things Matter Greatly When It Comes To pH 6/20/2023

    Denver Water team spent a year studying the best pH probes to protect customers from lead.